That night, when I called Lin Yu to report that I had passed the National People's Congress election, I took the opportunity to tell her about my idea of getting her side.
Lin Yu said: "Isn't it easy for you to see me? Just contact me in advance. Feng Xiao, congratulations. I've been missing you a little lately. I've finally been busy for a while and I really want to relax.
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Originally, I was going to tell her if I could call Governor Huang, but after hearing what she said, I suddenly felt it was not appropriate.
Later, Lin Yu suddenly asked me to go to the stone house on the mountain that night. She said, "It's okay if you don't call me. Your phone call immediately made me miss you very much."
I was immediately embarrassed, "I have agreed to the commander and political commissar of the military division to treat me to dinner tonight. Sister, I'm worried that those soldiers drink very much. If they get drunk, I won't be able to make it back. The driver is here
It’s always a bad journey, right?”
She said softly: "Well, let's get together on the weekend. You've only been there not long ago, and you must have a lot of social activities."
I was still worried that she would be unhappy, "Sister, if I'm not drunk tonight, can I call you?"
She immediately laughed, "Feng Xiao, why are you and I so cautious? Forget it today. It will be very dangerous for you to drink and drive. Let's do it on the weekend, that's it."
I suddenly remembered how her words were the same as what Secretary Chen said to me. It seems that I have really changed and become more cautious now, and this cautiousness just shows how much I care about my current position.
I didn't lie to Lin Yu. It was indeed the military branch that invited me to dinner tonight. They invited me when I first came here, but I had already agreed to other departments at that time, so the matter has been postponed until now.
The political commissar of a military division is also a member of the Municipal Standing Committee. This is true everywhere. The county level is the Armed Forces Department, the prefecture-level city is the military division, and the province is the garrison headquarters. It is an organizational rule that the military political commissar or commander joins the standing committee. And according to
Generally speaking, I am likely to contact the leaders of the municipal government regarding the division of labor in the future. This is also a routine. Therefore, I cannot refuse their invitation. What's more, Secretary Chen also specifically told me that in the future, I will contact more than the military divisions.
The political commissar of the military division is named Ye, and the commander is named Liu. Both of them are thin and short. If they weren't wearing military uniforms, you wouldn't know they were soldiers.
But they drank heavily, and when I arrived at the military subdivision, I realized that I had made a mistake, because today I went to the meeting alone. There were five people drinking with me from the military subdivision.
What we drank was Moutai. It is said that Moutai is the favorite of soldiers. Maybe it was because I used to drink Moutai a lot with my old director, so when I drank their wine, I felt something didn’t taste right. It was obvious that this wine must be fake.
.
But I thought of a way: I asked everyone to use wine glasses to pour wine, so that everyone would drink evenly, and I would not be alone.
Political Commissar Ye's favorite saying is, "Mayor Feng, where is the executive deputy mayor? You are a senior official here."
At first I didn't understand what he meant by this, but later I realized that he was trying to make me happy and it was a disguised form of flattery.
Commander Liu is more interesting. He has a catchphrase of "Sunset on the West Mountain". Every time he speaks, he will habitually say "Sunset on the West Mountain" - "Mayor Feng, Sunset on the West Mountain. Come on, let me toast you.",
"The sun sets, who is that? Why do you disrespect Mayor Feng?"
At first I really didn’t understand what his catchphrase meant, and he sounded like he was singing. Later I found out that his catchphrase was equivalent to what some people say before speaking: “This, this.
"A meaning.
I was very surprised, and I also found that everyone else here seemed to have become accustomed to his catchphrase. Then I couldn't bear it anymore, so I asked: "Commander Liu, what do you mean by the sunset?"
Everyone laughed. Political Commissar Ye laughed and said: "You ask him himself, we are all tired of hearing it."
Commander Liu also laughed, "I want to change, but I can't. Every time I'm in a meeting, I can hold back my words, but when I'm with my friends, especially when I'm drinking, I can't control it at all.
.Say I’m used to it.”
Later he said——
When he first joined the army, there was a comrade who stuttered when he was nervous. Another time, the soldiers were learning to sing the song "Returning from Target Shooting." The regiment leader came down to inspect, so he asked: Have you learned this song?
The soldiers replied: I learned it! By chance, the regiment leader actually pointed to this soldier and said to him: You sing it again and I will listen. Now that’s it, the soldier suddenly became nervous, but he
I have to sing: Sun, sun, sunset, the red clouds are flying over the western mountains...
This incident later became a joke, and because Commander Liu was young and lively at the time, he often imitated the beginning of the soldier's song: sun, sun, sunset over the west mountain... which later became a mantra
Can't quit.
After hearing this, I burst out laughing and thought Commander Liu was really interesting.
People in the army drink a lot, but everyone has a bold personality, so they don't even know how to get drunk for a while.
The local armed forces and military divisions are actually the same thing, which is responsible for the training of militia reserves and annual recruitment. Our country is different from other countries in the world in this regard. This reserve system is actually very scientific and very
What's great is that, in the final analysis, it is to hide troops among the people during peacetime, but the cost required is very small. Once the need arises in wartime, tens of millions of soldiers can be quickly mobilized across the country to participate in the war.
During the dinner, Political Commissar Ye asked me: "Mayor Feng, do you like target shooting?"
I didn't understand what he meant, "It seems like all men like it, right? But I still shot five bullets when I was in military training in college. I remember that I hit more than 40 rounds in total. Then I didn't have the chance."
Political Commissar Ye smiled and said: "If you like, we will conduct militia training next month, and you can come to target shooting by then. You have enough bullets. How about it?"
I was overjoyed, "Great! You must notify me when the time comes? By the way, I'll ask Secretary Chen to see if he's interested."
Political Commissar Ye was immediately very happy, "Okay, you can ask him then. This is an entertainment event after all, we can't call him casually, it's more convenient for you."
I said, "You are also a member of the Standing Committee, why don't you just tell him directly? Secretary Chen is a very easy-going person, and his personality is as bold as a soldier."
Political Commissar Ye smiled and said: "He only came to our place for a meeting. We were originally going to treat him to a meal that day, but he had something urgent to do and left. But I can see that he has a very forthright personality. Feng Shi
Commander, the work of our military division needs the strong support of the city leaders. Now our funds are also very tight, can Mayor Feng help us solve it then?"
Only then did I realize that there really is no such thing as a good feast... (To be continued)